Contribution guidelines for blog posts

redocly.yaml

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ignore:
   - _code-samples/*/README.md
   - _code-samples/**/README.md
   - _code-samples/create-amm/ts/tsconfig.json
+  - resources/contribute-blog/_blog-template.md
 l10n:
   defaultLocale: en-US
   locales:

resources/contribute-blog/_blog-template.md

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+---
+category: 2025
+date: 2025-mm-dd
+seo:
+    title: SEO optimized title under 50chars
+    description: SEO optimized description for the blog post that can be displayed in search results.
+
+labels:
+    - General
+markdown:
+    editPage:
+        hide: true
+---
+# SEO optimized title under 50chars (Recommend keeping it same as the meta title above for consistency)
+
+
+Congrats on taking the first step toward drafting your blog post! Use this template as a starting point to organize your blog post.
+
+<!-- BREAK -->
+
+Refer to the [Contributing Guide](https://xrpl.org/resources/contribute-documentation) for detailed guidelines and examples.
+
+## Section: Handy Reference
+
+To help you get started quickly, here’s a handy guide to the syntax for some of the most frequently used components in a blog post — perfect for streamlining your writing process.
+
+To include an internal link, use a relative path.  For example, here's a link to the [Contributing Guide](../resources/contribute-documentation/index.md).
+
+To include an external link, use the absolute URL instead of a relative path. For example, [Contributing Guide](https://xrpl.org/resources/contribute-documentation).
+
+To include an unordered list, use the following syntax:
+
+- Item 1
+- Item 2
+
+To include an ordered list, use the following syntax:
+
+1. List item 1
+2. List item 2
+
+
+### Sub-section: Including Images In Your Blog Post
+
+To include an image, use the following syntax:
+
+Store your graphics in the `/blog/img` directory. Embed graphics using the syntax:
+
+![image_description](/blog/img/my_image.png)
+
+For example, ![XRPL Developer Portal](/blog/img/docs-iav3/xrpl-docs-home.png) renders as follows.
+
+### Sub-section: Embedding Videos In Your Blog Post
+
+For instructions to embed a video, refer to the [Contribution Guide](https://xrpl.org/resources/contribute-documentation#videos).

resources/contribute-blog/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+html: contribute-blog.html
+parent: resources.html
+seo:
+    description: Contribution guide for XRPL Blog.
+labels:
+  - Blockchain
+---
+# Contribute a Blog Post
+
+Thanks for considering a contribution to the XRP Ledger Dev Blog!
+
+This page includes high-level instructions to create a new blog post. Detailed instructions and guidelines to contribute to the XRPL Developer Portal are available in [Contributing Documentation](../contribute-documentation/index.md).
+
+## Directory Structure for Blog Posts
+
+The source files are located in the `blog` directory of the public `xrpl-dev-portal` repository. 
+
+The image files used in blog posts are located in the `blog/img` directory.
+
+The blog posts are grouped by year, so all blog posts published in year 2025 will be located in the `blog/2025` directory. 
+
+## Steps to Create a New Blog Post
+
+To create a new post, follow these steps:
+
+1. Before you begin, ensure that you pull the most recent updates from the upstream `master` branch of the `xrpl-dev-portal` repository.
+
+2. Create a new branch for the blog post using the format `blog-<short-desc-of-update>`.
+
+3. Create a new markdown file in the `blog/_current_year_` folder, for example https://github.com/XRPLF/xrpl-dev-portal/tree/master/blog/2025
+
+4. Refer to the template file `_blog_template.md` to compose your draft blog. 
+
+5. Update the `blog/sidebar.yaml` file to include the newly created file.
+
+6. Once the draft is ready for review, save and commit your updates.
+
+7. Create a new PR to merge your changes to master.